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The private company also handled ed snowden's most recent investigation a couple years ago, and remember, that case triggered a congressional hearing in june. at that time the missouri senator revealed the company was under criminal investigation and after this new development, the senator yesterday issued a new statement that reads in part, quoting here, from edward snowden to aaron alexis, what's emerging is i a pattern of failure on the part of this country and the failure of this entire system that risks nothing less than our national security and the lives of americans. we also just got w...

Alexis skirted high level security and kill 12 people. jennifer griffith has the latest. >> allison, defense secretary hagel announced two reviews. he is ordering physical review of physical security of the defense facility and the security clearance. the pent dpon and navy are pushing back on notions that budget cuts somehow led to monday's tragedy. >> the budget issue did not degrade the security in the navy yard and contribute to this. >> i can assure you that the cost control measures mentioned in the report have nothing to do with budget short falls and sequestration itself. we don't cut ...

Defense facility outside of japan. the other thing is researchers spend a lot of time interacting with our colleagues across the world to improve construction. >> sean: can can you tell us what we are looking at -- at in these videos? i assume a mock-up of a quake and structural issues, correct? >> correct. a shaking table that simulates an earthquake load. that causes the columns to swayback and forth. in one case they are older buildings that are looked at. >> sean: okay. as far as it relates to when you have a full scale 8.9 in the case of yeah, i'll go to you on this, -- jay, i'll go to yo...

Defense facility outside of japan. the other thing is researchers spend a lot of time interacting with our colleagues across the world to improve construction. >> sean: can can you tell us what we are looking at -- at in these videos? i assume a mock-up of a quake and structural issues, correct? >> correct. a shaking table that simulates an earthquake load. that causes the columns to swayback and forth. in one case they are older buildings that are looked at. >> sean: okay. as far as it relates to when you have a full scale 8.9 in the case of yeah, i'll go to you on this, -- jay, i'll go to yo...

>> rule 17 of the house. >> there's no rule that says i can't play sounds. >> the gentleman will suspend. >> why are you trying to prevent the american people have listening to what it sounds like in a defense facility. >> -- prohibits the use of that device. >> why do you not let the american people hear what they are saying in. >> meanwhile, democratic senators martin heinrich, richard blumenthal went to texas where they tried to visit a detention facility where 250 migrant children are being held. the senators were denied access, though. >> i just think this is an administration that is com...